Roger Kellaway
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Roger Kellaway
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A virtuosic pianist whose phenomenal technique rivals Dick Hyman's, Roger Kellaway's work in commercial settings prior to the 1980s led to him being initially overlooked in the jazz world. He played piano and bass at the New England Conservatory (1957-1959) and actually left school to play bass with Jimmy McPartland. Switching permanently to piano, Kellaway picked up experience working with Kai Winding, Al Cohn/Zoot Sims, and Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer (1963-1965). He recorded with many players, including Ben Webster, Maynard Ferguson, Wes Montgomery, and Sonny Rollins, and in 1966 moved to Los Angeles where he played with Don Ellis' innovative orchestra. Kellaway became Bobby Darin's musical director, worked in the studios (his piano is heard playing the theme of All in the Family), wrote film scores, experimented with electric keyboards, played with Tom Scott, and recorded with his popular (but mostly non-jazz) Cello Quartet. Although he gigged locally with Zoot Sims and Harry "Sweets" Edison, it was not until the mid-'80s that Kellaway started playing jazz nearly full-time. His many records since then (for Concord, All Art, Stash, and Chiaroscuro) attest to his impressive talents. ~ Scott Yanow, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger, and pianist.[1]
Born in Waban, Massachusetts, he is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory. Kellaway has composed commissioned works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, and jazz big band, as well as for film, TV, ballet and stage productions.One of his early mentors, the late Phil Saltman, was his piano teacher and ran a Summer music camp called ENCORE in Marblehead, Massachusetts. As a composer/arranger, he has received two prestigious honors: a 1976 Oscar nomination for Best Adaptation Score for the film A Star Is Born, and the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement for the album Memos from Paradise. As a pianist, Kellaway has performed and recorded with a wide range of prominent musicians, such as Lena Horne, Elvis Presley, Bobby Darin, Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Natalie Cole, Yo-Yo Ma, Quincy Jones, Caterina Valente, Oliver Nelson, Thad Jones, Melanie, Joe Beck, Henry Mancini, clarinetist Eddie Daniels, jazz bassist Red Mitchell, and violinist Yue Deng. Kellaway is perhaps best known for his Cello Quartet recordings in the 1970s.
In 1964 Kellaway recorded Happiness for Impulse! with The Russian Jazz Quartet, a group also featuring Grady Tate, Igor Berukshtis, George Ricci and Boris Midney, the arranger for USA European Connection.[2]
Kellaway wrote and played the closing theme, "Remembering You" for the TV sitcom All in the Family which ran from 1971-1979 and was the number one rated show in the country from 1971 to 1976 and a spinoff Archie Bunker's Place (1979-1983).
On November 07 and 08, 2008 Kellaway served as band leader and pianist during the Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl concerts by Van Morrison, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the acclaimed album that was released in November 1968. Featured also is guitarist Jay Berliner, who played on the album.
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Discography
As leader
- A Portrait of Roger Kellaway (Regina/Fresh Sound Records, 1963)
- Happiness (with Russian Jazz Quartet, Impulse!, 1964)
- The Roger Kellaway Trio (Prestige/OJC, 1965)
- Solo Piano (Dobre Records, 1970's)
- Say That Again (Dobre Records)
- Alone Together (Dragon, 1988) with Red Mitchell
- Live At Mayback Recital Hall – Vol. 11 (Concord Jazz, 1991)
- What Was That (Dragon, 1991) with Jan Allan
- Roger Kellaway Meets Gene Bertoncini And Michael Moore (Chianscuro, 1992)
- Life’s A Take (Concord, 1992)
- Inside & Out (Concord, 1995, with Ruby Braff)
As sideman
With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
- Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI, 1969)
With Oliver Nelson
- More Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse!, 1964)
- Soulful Brass with Steve Allen (Impulse!, 1968)
With Ben Webster
- See You at the Fair (Impulse!, 1964)
With Sonny Rollins
- Alfie (Impulse!, 1966)
With Lalo Schifrin
- There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On (Dot, 1968)
With Clark Terry
- The Happy Horns of Clark Terry (Impulse!, 1964)
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Cool & Classic: Great Film Themes from the '60's
(1997 Album by Original Soundtrack/Fred Karlin)
At the Half Note
(2000 Album by Zoot Sims)
In Japan
(1986 Album by Roger Kellaway)
Gemini Man
(1988 Album by Claudio Roditi)
Just Friends
(1978 Album by Zoot Sims with Harry "Sweets"Edison)
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